Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Goat Brain Curry

My manager took me to the Chicken Inn for my last dinner in India. It was an upscale place. We shared family style a couple chicken dishes and goat brain curry. The goat brain was creamy and rich with a very spicy curry. It was an interesting meal to say the least. Hopefully my stomach will be ok.

I am off to pack. I fly out tommorrow night 1:40 am on Friday and arrive Friday afternoon in Minneapolis. It is about an 18 hour flight.

Hopefully I will have a fast recovery from the 11.5 hour jet lag. Then it is back to work on Monday.

Namaste

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Pushkar Trip Group Pictures from Amanda

Sunset on the Thar Desert
Jaiselmer hotel rooftop sunset

Breakfast at the Thar Desert


Breakfast at Jodhpur



Jaiselmer Fort




Pushkar Pics from Amanda

Camel on the Thar
Deep in thought by the Brahman cemetery

Grabbing the bull by the horns


Dancing with the gypsies on the Thar Desert



Doing the Gypsy dance.




Monday, November 23, 2009

Kovalem

The lighthouse. Pic taken from my private beach.

Local fisherman.
Trivandrum beach fisherman pulling their nets in. Sand was a golden brown color different than all other beeches.
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Kovalem

Boat Harbor for all the fishing boats.
My private beach next to the hotel.
Wave crashing in
Sunset.
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Varkala

Sculptures on a temple
Beach 10 km out of town
My driver
Night view of Varkala beach. THe lights are all shops and restaraunts.
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Varkala Beach




Known for its red cliffs
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Allepey Pics

My house boat
Palms on the river
Sunset
Sunset
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Periyar Pics

Trecking through the jungle. An enourmous tree that was twice the size of my arms held out. Check out the leech booties.
View from a mountain top.
View of a waterfall that is 1,500 meters long.
different angle of waterfall.
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Periyar pics

Leech with some of my blood in it.
View of the lake
Wood spider - was about 8 inches big. THe web was about 4 feet in diameter.
Wild elephants. Rare to see in the jungle.
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Periyar Pics

Small waterfall on the way to Periyar
Monkey hanging out on the roof of the hotel
Elephant ride
Elephant snack time.
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